Quality and shelf-life of washed fresh-cut asparagus in modified atmosphere packaging

LWT

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1484-1490

  Sothornvit, Rungsinee ^a   Kiatchanapaibul, Peeriya ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering at Kamphaengsaen   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asparagus; Microbial load; Modified atmosphere packaging; Shelf life; Washing

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING; RATE CONSTANTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VEGETABLES;

ASPARAGU; CHLORINATED WATERS; FOOD POISONING; FRESH VEGETABLES; FRESH-CUT; MICROBIAL LOADS; OZONATED WATER; QUALITY LIFE; SHELF LIFE; WASHING PROCESS;

WASHING;

ASPARAGUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67049134521     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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